Registered Practical Nurse ( Full Time Position)

Registered Practical Nurse (Full-time; 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift) at Chippawa Creek at Bella Care Residence, a 160-bed long-term care facility located in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Reporting to the Director of Care (DOC), the Registered Practical Nurse will enhance the effective management and quality of nursing practice in keeping with the Standards of the College of Nurses of Ontario, Long Term Care Standards and Extendicare Standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure resident care is provided with established nursing standards and principles, physicians’ orders and administrative policies, observe, report and record vital signs, symptoms and conditions of residents, and initiate remedial health measures where appropriate. Assure observance of required techniques in nursing care.
• Assess residents and develop, implement, review and evaluate resident care plans. Monitor residents’ health, note changes in condition and assess the need for referral to doc...